Headlight.



C. W. WiDNEY.

HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION HLED DUI-13,1915.

1 ,2Q920. Patented 1m. 19, 1916.

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@HAHLES W. WIDN'EY,

DIE MELRQSE PARK, ILLINGIS.

HEADLIGHT.

(WIT-1531mm Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, i916,

Application filed December 1.3, 1915. Serial No. 66,5528.

' the follou'in is a ecification.

This invention relates to head lights employed on automobiles and other vehicles, and its object to provide a support for the head lights which enables the latter to be set in such a position as to relieve the driver of an oncoming car or other vehicle of the confusing glare of the lights, and to eii'ect this Without dimming or shutting off the lamps.

The object sought is obtained by mount ing the head lights so that they can tilted downward to project the light downward to a point on the road a relatively short dis tance ahead of the car.

The invention also has for its object to provide a simple and eiiicient mechanism for eifecting' the operation stated, and a con strnction whereby steady and securely locked in the position they may be set. V

in order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accom panving drawing, in which- Figures 1 and 2 are, respectively, front and side elevations, showing the application of the invention to an autoini' hile; Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of a detail, partly in section and broken away, and-Fig. l is a vertical section on the line '-il of Fig. 8.

' Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 denotes the. two head lights of amotor car or other vehicle. in the side of the lamp body are lugs 11 hsving perforations to re- CBlK 'GjllE upper ends of bracket arms 12, the lamps being fixed on said arms by set screws 13 threaded through the lugs to engagethe bracket arms, [to horizontal rock-shaft 14. extends between the lamps and carries the bracket arms, the connection between the shaft and the bracket areas being made by suitable clamps 15. The lamps are thus rigidly mounted on the rock-shaft, and upon rocking the latter, the lamps are tilted so that the beam of light in'ay be projected straight ahead, or inclined downward onto the road to a point a short distance ahead of the car.

the head lights are held mounted upright bearings 17, said bearings being secured to the side bars by means of lateral Wings 18. At the upper ends of these hearings are horizontal bearings 19 which support the rock shaft 14. in one of the bean ings 17 is mounted :1 shaft 20 having at its upper end a worm 21. The shaft ll intersects the worm, and has teeth 22 in mesh therewith, the bearing '19 being designed to locate the shaft i-l so that its teeth may mesh with the worm. At its lower end, the shaft 20 projects from the lOEfll'lllf l7. and has a double grooved pulley one of the pulley grooves is secured and l. 2i and in the other pulley groove a cord 25, the two cords being wound-in opposite db rections. Thus the shaft may he rot: in either direction by pull the o cord.

'On the steering post of the car, on any suitable and convenient part is mounted a plate 26 on which is fulcrumed, at lever 28, to therespective ends of which the cords or lines "24: and 25 are made fast. The lever has handle to facilitate its operir tion. I

in operation, to tilt the is necessary only to swing the lever 28, wherehyythrough the lines 24 and 25, the

head lights 10, it

shaft 20 is turned, and through the wow; x As a slight-g.

gearing, the shaft 14 is rocked. movement of the shaft it suffices to tilt the head lights, but 'few teeth 22 are required.

The worm gearing holds the lamps steady vraring members carried by the vehi cle and having horizontal hearings, it horizontal rock shaft supported in said horizontal bearings, means for fixing the aforesaid lamp brackets to the rock shaft, a rotatable shaft mounted in one of the upright hearing members an having a worm, the rock shaft being proi ided with teeth which are in mesh with said worm, and actuating means for the rotatable shaft.

In testimony whereof I a ihx my signature. CHARLES NlDllEY.

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